Acts 18

1 After this he left Athens and came to Corinth.

And after these things Paul having separated from Athens, he came to Corinth.

2 Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;

And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by origin, who recently came from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius arranged for all the Jews to separate from Rome, he came to them.

3 and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and was working, for they were of the tentmakers craft.

4 But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.

And he was discoursing in the synagogue every sabbath, and was persuading Jews and Greeks.

5 Now at the time when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was preaching fervently and was solemnly telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was being held by the Spirit, fully testifying to the Jews, Jesus the Christ.

6 But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."

But when they opposed and slandered him, having shaken out his clothes, he said to them, Your blood is upon your heads. I am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

7 So he left the place and went to the house of a person called Titius Justus, a worshipper of the true God. His house was next door to the synagogue.

And having departed from there, he went into the house of a certain man named Justus, who worships God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue.

8 And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.

And Crispus, the synagogue ruler, believed in the Lord with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed, and were immersed.

9 And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.

And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision at night, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent,

10 I am with you, and no one shall attack you to injure you; for I have very many people in this city."

because I am with thee, and no man will lay upon thee to harm thee, because many people are for me in this city.

11 So Paul remained in Corinth for a year and six months, teaching among them the Message of God.

And he remained a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord attacked Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

13 "This man," they said, "is inducing people to offer unlawful worship to God."

saying, This man is persuading men to worship God against the law.

14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews.

But when Paul was going to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If therefore indeed it were some crime or evil reckless deed, O ye Jews, I would have tolerated you according to the matter.

15 But since these are questions about words and names and your Law, you yourselves must see to them. I refuse to be a judge in such matters."

But if it is an issue about a word and names and the law from you, look ye yourselves, for I do not intend to be a judge of these things.

16 So he ordered them out of court.

And he drove them from the judgment seat.

17 Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.

But all the Greeks, having taken Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating him in front of the judgment seat. And Gallio was not going to judge, even of these things.

18 After remaining a considerable time longer in Corinth, Paul took leave of the brethren and set sail for Syria; and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had shaved his head at Cenchreae, because he was bound by a vow.

But Paul, who still remained considerable days with the brothers, having separated, sailed away to Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila), having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

19 They put in at Ephesus, and there Paul left his companions behind. As for himself, he went to the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.

And he came to Ephesus and left behind those there, but having entered into the synagogue himself, he discoursed with the Jews.

20 When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,

And when they asked him to remain on more time with them, he did not consent,

21 but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.

but separated from them, having said, I must definitely keep the coming feast at Jerusalem, but I will return again to you, God willing. And he launched from Ephesus.

22 Landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and inquired after the welfare of the Church, and then went down to Antioch.

And after coming down to Caesarea, having gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.

23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples.

And after spending some time, he departed, passing through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, successively, strengthening all the disciples.

24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures.

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by origin, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being mighty in the scriptures.

25 He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.

This was a man who was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the Spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about the Lord, knowing only the immersion of John.

26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila, after hearing him, took him home and explained God's way to him more accurately.

And this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside, and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.

27 Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;

And when he intended to pass through into Achaia, the brothers wrote, having encouraged the disciples to receive him, who, when he arrived, assisted much those who believed through the grace.

28 for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

For he forcibly refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.